Demo reviews continue


  MindMatterElectricity by Reason

  This  demo  came  7th  in  the  competition,   and  starts  off  with
  RSN in a wave-effect.   Then  a very strange 3d object appears, which
  really reminds me of  a  similar  object  in  the old demo Muscles by
  Impulse.  At the same time there's also a  line  with  strange  signs
  running.  The effects are surrounded by a simple, but ok design.

  Then the next screen appears. We have another line with strange signs
  running in the left corner, while the main effect  which  looks  like
  some kind of flares in  a  special  pattern,  is  in  the  middle  of
  the  screen. Everything is surrounded by a similar style of design as
  the first screen.

  Afterwards,  another  massive  glowing  3d  object  with  linevectors
  around, is rotating  and transforming.  Many things are happening  in
  one screen.  There's also a line in the  right  with some more signs.
  Of course there's design around everything.

  The next screen is displaying another massive blue 3d  object,  which
  looks like a nut/screw.   It's  rotating  and  dropping  these  small
  bubbles in various sizes. At the  bottom  there's  another  of  these
  lines with signs.

  Up  next  is another new design. We see numbers passing by in a line.
  We get to  see  a star effect up right, and a massive  bumpmapped  3d
  object in various colours,  left.   It  runs   over  a  text  showing
  Reason at Mekka Symposium etc.  And  now  another  grey  and  glowing
  object appears upper right.  Its  getting  bigger  before  everything
  fades out.

  Another  screen enters.  We see sparkling blue lights, it's just like
  cars are passing  by  with  searchlights  towards  us.   In  addition
  to that there's a smaller  screen, which is a copy of the big screen,
  going everywhere over the main screen.  Afterwards  a  picture  of  a
  woman is revelead.

  Now a new design and a new screen appear.  We see some signs  in  the
  right,  and  then the credits in  the  left, in addition to some blue
  light.

  It  continues  with the name of the demo being displayed, a greetings
  effect, the slogan of Reason and more.

  Next  up  is  a text saying you've reached the end of the demo, while
  displaying a massive rotating  and  twisting 3d object dropping small
  bubbles.  It also says it's the end of the demo.

  The final screen  of  the  demo,  is a landscape effect, and in front
  of it, scenes from all the parts of the demo, and at the very end,  a
  scroller.

  All in all, it's quite a good demo which got a good design, many nice
  effects, and strange fitting electronic-style music.  All effects are
  jumping around to the music it seems.


  Plan B by IRIS

  This  demo only managed to come 9th in the competition, but is  quite
  cute even though it's perhaps a bit short.  It's also the last of the
  more serious demos in the compo.

  The  demo  begins  with a picture of the back of a naked woman in the
  left, and at  the right side, the logo Plan B and the credits for the
  demo.  Then we get to  see  the  special IRIS sign,  which then moves
  permanently to the bottom of the  right corner while various changing
  objects/patterns are being displayed. Then another small  picture  is
  being shown, it's the face of a man,   in  the  right  bottom  of the
  screen.  And from the bottom left, I-R-I-S,  is getting shown  with a
  light effect over those letters.  Then in  the  rest of the screen we
  get to see various patterns  which  are  being  zoomed.  The  pattern
  reminds me of old fractals, but isn't really.

  Now  follows  alot  of  various  big objects,  which are rotating and
  shaded in the screen, while the IRIS sign is still at  the  bottom of
  the right corner.  First out  is  a  big  foot  spinning around, only
  followed by an elephant, a bear and many many  funny  figures.   Then
  the  greetings  appear  in  a  new screen. Afterwards we get  to  see
  a kind of melting effect, it's like gele. At the end, we just see the
  text "the end" with a small rotating teddy bear.
 
  This  is a bit oldskool demo,  with  really great music and some nice
  effects. But  it was too short to get a high position.  And afterall,
  it   was Plan B, as the other demo from IRIS didn't get  finished  in
  time.


  In  any  case,  the   Mekka & Symposium party brought us many quality
  demos, and some of them  was definately among the best demos in 2002.
  This time there were  also  5 PPC demos, which again rises the debate
  about  fair  competitions.  But  then  again,  Little Nell which won,
  wasn't a PPC demo afterall.  I didn't review  the  PPC  demo New Dawn
  Fades by Mawi, nor the 68ks Bubble 2 by Specter  and  Dlle  Duck  by
  Apathy.  The  last  two mentioned are fun-productions.  The PPC  demo
  though  was  quite  good.  Well,  the  reviews are over...  now taste
  reality.   Reading  about  a  hamburger can never beat the feeling of
  eating one!  So  go  watch  some  demos  from Mekka & Symposium  2002
  when preparing for the Breakpoint party which will  take  place  from
  Friday 18.04.03 until Monday 21.04.03  in  Bundeswehrdepot in 
  Bingen/Germany.  It's about time to get ready to that party now... :-)

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